Mayor Shandu welcomes announcement by MEC for EDTEA at his Department’s Outreach Programme held at Emakhempini in Mandeni.

In a affort to uplift and to revive local economic development and growth, the KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Economic Development, Tourism, and Environmental Affairs, Mr. Siboniso Duma stewarded an Outreach Programme at Emakhempini area in the locality of KwaSithebe under the iLembe District Municipality Municipality in Mandeni, Ward 18.

Emakhempini holds historical significance as it is the place where Former President Nelson Mandela participated in the mass funeral of nine compatriots who were murdered in cold blood almost on the 20th of May in 1995.

The programme dealt with consumer education issues, presentations from EDTEA entities and various crucial topics aimed at addressing and improving socio-economic challenges and improving the quality of life for the iLembe District and her children. An astounding highlights was the MEC’s announcement that the department had concluded negotiations and consultation that will see the fruition in the coming months with The Foschini Group (TFG) set to open ten (10) factories in the Isithebe business precinct.